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THIS WEEK:

CPT/OPT Q&A Session with Andrea Pietrzyk

Are you a first-year international student curious about options for working off campus or a second-year student seeking post-graduation possibilities? This session is designed specifically for you! We invite Andrea from International Student and Scholar Services to help you navigate. Additionally, the ISSS office has recorded several CPT/OPT workshops and archived them in Oracle Learn. Please aim to finish watching these tutorials and bring questions to the session.

Tuesday, February 21
10:00 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.
Virtual event. Zoom link here.

Open to all Peabody students

Peabody Connects

Peabody Connects is a welcoming and reflective space for students to make connections with others and to feel supported on your Peabody journey. If you are looking for community, this is the space for you! Beverages and light snacks provided. Feel free to bring your lunch too!

Tuesday, February 21
12:15 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. 
In-person event. 6 Magnolia 019.

Open to all Peabody students

Questions? Office of Student Engagement and Well-Being

PPGSA Game Night

Come enjoy some free dinner, friendly faces, and fun games for Peabody Professional & Graduate Student Organization’s monthly game night! Stay as long as you like and see some old friends or make some new ones 🙂

Tuesday, February 21
7:30 p.m.
In-person event. Mayborn 117

Open to all Peabody professional and graduate students

The Broadview at Vanderbilt

Stop by Peabody Library for Panera bakery items (while supplies last) and to learn more information about The Broadview at Vanderbilt, a new housing complex for graduate and professional students.

Wednesday, February 22
1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
In-person event. Peabody Library.

Open to all Peabody graduate and professional students

Pet Project

The Office of Student Engagement and Well-Being and Pet Project invite all dog lovers to a study break where you can visit with faculty, staff, and their four-legged friends! Come for the stress relief and puppy love, leave with good energy to see you through mid-term exams and papers. We hope to see you there!

Wednesday, February 22
3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
In-person event. Peabody Administration Building Front Lawn. 

Open to all Peabody students, faculty, and staff

Questions? Office of Student Engagement and Well-Being

Peabody Undergraduate Mixer

Join Peabody Council at a mixer for current and prospective undergraduate Peabody Students. Food will be provided.

Wednesday, February 22
8:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
In-person event. Mayborn 117.

Open to all Peabody undergraduate students

Climate Justice Collective for Global South Intro Session

Join us as we embark on creating a  Climate Justice Collective for Global South at Vanderbilt. We will discuss objectives of the collective, raise awareness about the recent Turkey-Syria earthquake and present the Global South Climate Database. Light refreshments provided.

Thursday, February 23
11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
In-person event. Payne 105. 

Open to all Peabody students

I Heard It Through the Grapevine: Celebrating Intergenerational Wisdom and Knowledge of Black Women Staff at Peabody

Come listen and learn about the hidden gems of Black women staff members at Peabody. These women have served our students in many capacities contributing to EDI efforts. For example, they help our students feel welcome, ensure they get paid, help them find careers after graduation, and ensure they are enrolled in the right classes. Above and beyond their assigned responsibilities, these women have encouraged our students, been a listening ear and even cried with our students.  This panel will elevate their important roles to our Peabody community. You do not want to miss this!!!!

The panelists are:

• Ally Jacobs (Educational Coordinator, Department of Psychology and Human Development)
• Angela Stokley (Administrative Officer, Department of Leadership, Policy, and Organizations)
• Sandra Simon (administrative Officer, Teaching and Learning)
• Tassany C. Henderson (Associate Director, Career Development for Digital Learning)

Please RSVP here. Lunch will be provided.

Thursday, February 23
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. 
In-person event. One Magnolia Circle, Room 241

Open to all Peabody students, faculty, and staff

Questions? Office of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion

Black History Month Book Club Discussion: ‘The People’s Plaza’ with Rep. Justin Jones

Peabody Coalition of Black Graduates will be having a monthlong book club where we will be reading ‘The People’s Plaza’ by Tennessee’s youngest elected legislator, Rep. Justin Jones. Rep. Jones will be joining us for a book discussion to talk about his motivations for writing the novel based on the two revolutionary months of nonviolent resistance in Nashville’s Legislative Plaza in the wake of the murder of George Floyd in 2020.

Please register here. Dinner will be provided at 6:30 p.m.

Thursday, February 23
6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. 
In-person event. Mayborn 227.

Open to all Peabody students, faculty, and staff

Peabody Coalition of Black Graduates Leadership Interest Breakfast

Please join Peabody Coalition of Black Graduates (PCBG) for breakfast and an informational session on the roles and responsibilities of PCBG leadership. Spots are limited! Please rsvp via the Anchorlink or our linktree on Instagram (@vu_pcbg). RSVP via AnchorLink

Saturday, February 25
11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
In-person. Monell’s.

Open to all Peabody professional and graduate students

Questions? Madeline Kelly

SKY Campus Happiness Yoga and Meditation

Enjoy relaxing breathwork, meditation, and yoga to destress. These sessions are beginner friendly! All events are offered virtually and in-person. RSVP via AnchorLink

Saturday, February 25
11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
In-person. Center for Student Wellbeing Meditation Room. Virtual.

Open to all Peabody students, faculty, and staff

Questions? Madeline Kelly

UPCOMING:

Speaking Grief

Alive Hospice and Vanderbilt University invite all students, faculty, and staff to dinner, a movie and a national conversation! Space is limited for this FREE event. Register here! Dinner will be provided.

Join us as we take part in The Speaking Grief initiative to normalize the universal yet often stigmatized experience of grieving. This special evening includes dinner, a screening of the Speaking Grief documentary and a panel discussion exploring the individual and universal aspects of grief while moving away from the notion that grief is a problem to be “fixed.”

Panel discussion:

• Alison Kirk, Alive volunteer
• Ashruta Narapareddy, Vanderbilt student and Alive volunteer
• Gina Frieden, Ph.D, Assistant Professor of the Practice, Department of Human and Organizational Development, Vanderbilt University
• Jules Ough Vanderbilt University Counseling Center (UCC)
• Ashley Weber Vanderbilt University Counseling Center (UCC)
• Moderator: Alissa Drescher, MA, LPC, Fellow in Thanatology, Sr. Director of Mission Based Services at Alive

Tuesday, February 28
7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
In-person. One Magnolia Circle Room 241. 

Open to all Peabody students, faculty, and staff

Questions? Office of Student Engagement and Well-Being

The Career (Re)Search Conundrum: Exploration, Applications, and Resources!

Are you feeling stressed about your job or internship search? Did you know Vanderbilt’s libraries can play an integral role in providing career information? Join Peabody Career Services and Peabody Library for an all-encompassing career readiness workshop to learn about practical resources and research guides to help you search for jobs, discover career exploration tools, and review application and interviewing tools.

Lunch will be provided! RSVP here. 

Wednesday, March 1
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
In-person. Peabody Library 303 (Learning Commons).

Open to all Peabody professional students

Questions? Peabody Career Services

LGBTQ+ Policy Lab Visiting Speaker: Charlotte Patterson

Charlotte Patterson is an expert on the psychology of sexual orientation, with an emphasis on sexual orientation, human development, and family lives. She co-edited ‘Handbook of Psychology and Sexual Orientation’ (Oxford University Press, 2013) and a 2020 report from the National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine entitled “Understanding the Well-Being of LGBTQ Populations.” She is a recipient of the American Psychological Association’s Award for Distinguished Contributions to Research in Public Policy.

Co-sponsored by Vanderbilt LGBTQ+ Policy Lab and the Department of Psychology and Human Development

Thursday, March 2
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
In-person. Light Hall Room 214.

Open to all Vanderbilt students, faculty, and staff

Questions? Kristy Clark

CONTINUING:

Meditation Monday

Begin your week with a 30-minute meditation session, a partnership between the Office of Student Engagement and Well-Being and the Center for Student Wellbeing. This event is held both in-person and virtually.

Every Monday
1:15 p.m. – 1:45 p.m. 
In-person. Center for Student Wellbeing Meditation Room. Virtual. Zoom link here. 

Open to all Peabody students, faculty, and staff

Questions? Center for Student Well-Being

University Counseling Center (UCC) Drop-in Consultation for International and APIDA-identifying Students

UCC Drop-In Consultation provides easy access to informal, confidential, and free consultations with University Counseling Center counselors.

UCC Drop-In Consultation is generally helpful for students who 1) are not sure about counseling and wonder what it’s like to talk with a counselor, 2) may not be interested in ongoing therapy but would like the perspective of a counselor, 3) have a specific problem and would like to talk it through with a counselor, or 4) have a concern about a friend and want some thoughts about what to do.

Students who are experiencing an immediate mental health emergency are encouraged to attend UCC Urgent Care, instead of Drop-In Consultation. For any questions about UCC Drop-In Consultation, please call 615-322-2571.

Every Tuesday
2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. 
Peabody Administration Building Heritage Room 218B.

UCC Drop-In Consultation hours at Peabody are specifically for APIDA (Asian Pacific Islander Desi American) students and/or International students who wish to receive brief support around concerns which may be impacted by their identities, in an overtly affirming space.

LIVE Lunch Series

LIVE initiative at Vanderbilt is devoted to a new way of thinking about technology’s role in teaching and learning, in both formal and informal settings.

LIVE Lunch series is intended to be a diverse series of presentations, interactions, and discussions each week. It includes traditional research presentations, but we will also be doing technology demos, design workshops, interaction analysis, external partner visits, and end-of-semester student flash talks. Lunch is provided. Click here for a list of weekly topics.

Every Wednesday
1:00 p.m.
In-person event. Room 215, 6 Magnolia Circle

Open to Peabody student, faculty, and staff

Questions? Harsh Agarwal

Drop-in Care with SCC

Student Care Coordination Drop-in meetings are offered so that students can meet quickly with a care coordinator to discuss any immediate needs, including but not limited to:

• Planning for a successful semester
• Identifying and connecting with resources for support on or off-campus
• Discussing academic options, taking a Medical Leave of Absence (MLOA), and/or assistance with communicating with faculty/Dean’s office
• Connecting with the University Counseling Center (UCC) Drop-in care coordination meetings are not therapy or counseling, but we can help you get connected to counseling on or off-campus!

Every Thursday
2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. 
Peabody Administration Building Heritage Room 218B.

Open to all Peabody students

Questions? please call SCC at 615-343-WELL or email at studentcare@vanderbilt.edu

VIAL – Vanderbilt Interaction Analysis Lab Session

Interested in making sense of interactions with questions of learning and teaching? Join us for weekly sessions of the Vanderbilt Interaction Analysis Lab on Thursday from 2 to 4 p.m. in Wyatt 121. To learn more and view our schedule, visit our website: https://lab.vanderbilt.edu/vial/

Every Thursday
2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. 
In person. Wyatt 121. Virtual. Zoom link here.

Open to Peabody student, faculty, and staff

Questions? Natalie De Lucca

EDI & OSEW Office Hours

Stop by Peabody Administration Building Room 216 to get to know the Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion and the Office of Student Engagement and Well-Being. Virtual or in-person office hours are available by appointment.

Monday – Friday: 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Open to all Peabody students, faculty, and staff

Questions? Office of Student Engagement and Well-Being